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The spring 2019 Columnist and Discourse & Debate application is here!

The spring 2019 Columnist and Discourse & Debate application is here!

We know there are other ways to voice your opinions—through essays, papers, perhaps even through protest. Here at Spectator, however, we provide you with a unique opportunity: a bimonthly platform to publish your thoughts for an entire semester.

And honestly as editors, we have nothing to do with it. This is your voice.

Whether you are a columnist or Discourse & Debate contributor, our Spectator writers bring the pages of our paper to life and give voice to the conversations occurring in our classrooms, our social circles, our dining halls, and our everyday interactions with our community. As a contributor, this is your chance to articulate the inner turmoil that many of us feel on this campus or share some of the joys you experience throughout your semester.

Our contributors have tackled a lot of issues over the course of our time at Spec, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a million more. We know that there are perspectives we’ve missed and voices we’ve left out. And this semester we hope that you’ll help initiate new conversations. Though it may be difficult at times, your writing could lead to tangible change on this campus.